"A great player, a great season." On the evening of April 17, 2002, after the Pacers defeated the visiting Warriors with a score of 103-86 at home, the regular season of the 0102 season came to an end, and the Pacers finally ranked first in the East with a 56-26 record, second only to the 60-22 Kings and the 57-25 Lakers, ranking third in the entire league.

At the end of this game, as the guest commentator on the scene, Magic Johnson also gave a high evaluation of Meng Xu's performance this season, and used two greatness in a row to describe Meng Xu's performance this season.

The 56-26 record is not particularly outstanding, in recent seasons, every year, there have been one, or even more teams with a record of more than 60 wins, the 69-13 Lakers, and the 72-10 Bulls have only passed a few seasons, but for the Pacers, the 56-26 record is enough to rank in the top 3 in history, the Pacers are a team with a long history, but their glorious history belongs to the ABA, since entering the NBA, The Pacers have only three seasons with a record of 55 wins or more, the best record in history is only 58 wins and 24 losses, and the Pacers are also the only team in the NBA league to have a record of more than 60 wins.

"Meng, congratulations, you did a good job, you have improved a lot compared to Spurs." After finishing the celebration, Meng Xu, who was leaving the court and walking towards the players' tunnel, found that the head coach of the Warriors, Mike Budenholzer, was waiting for him on the sidelines.

Although when Meng Xu was in the Spurs, Mike Budenholzer was only an assistant coach, but Meng Xu's various training plans and physical strengthening training were formulated by Mike Budenholzer for Meng Xu and personally guided Meng Xu's training, so Meng Xu is still very affectionate for Mike Budenholzer.

"Thank you, Mike, you've done a great job with the Warriors, you're the favorite to be the best coach of the season." Meng Xu smiled, and then hugged Mike Budenholzer. The Warriors, who have been the favorites to sign for several seasons in a row, have successfully squeezed out the SuperSonics in the closing stages of the regular season under the leadership of Mike Budenholzer this season, and finally ended the embarrassing record of missing the playoffs for 8 consecutive seasons, so in this season's best coach selection, Mike Budenholzer's voice has always been the highest.

"I really miss my time at Spurs." After hearing Meng Xu's praise, Mike Budenholzer looked a little depressed, and Meng Xu could clearly see that it had only been one season since he left the Spurs, and Mike Budenholzer, who originally had thick hair, was now showing signs of baldness, presumably in this season of coaching the Warriors, he was also under unimaginable pressure.

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"Meng, first of all, congratulations, you have had a very successful season." At the press conference after the game, the Los Angeles Times reporter, who was the first to ask questions, first expressed his congratulations to Meng Xu, and this season is definitely a very successful season for Meng Xu. Meng Xu, who left the Spurs and Duncan in the offseason and joined the Pacers, faced overwhelming doubts and accusations at the beginning of the season, and too many people were not optimistic about Meng Xu's prospects in the Pacers, but Meng Xu responded to these doubts and accusations with practical actions.

In the 82 regular season games this season, Meng Xu played all of them, and in each 36-minute game, Meng Xu averaged 33.1 points, 8.7 rebounds, 8.5 assists, 3.5 steals, and 2.2 blocks per game. At the same time, under the leadership of Meng Xu, the Pacers won 14 more games than last season, and while the personal data ushered in an explosion, the team's record was also very good, so Meng Xu is also very likely to win the regular season MVP this season, so this season is definitely a very successful season for Meng Xu.

After the congratulations, the Los Angeles Times reporter raised a topic that was of great concern to almost everyone on the scene: "Meng, do you have anything to say about Mr. James Dowland's remarks in the New York Times reporter's interview?" ”

"I've heard Mr. James's words, the current Knicks are no longer the Knicks of the year, the Pacers are not the Heat, and I haven't considered the series with the Knicks, as you all know, this series is too unchallenging, 3 games, only 3 games, this round of the series will be over." After saying this, Meng Xu deliberately smiled at the New York Times reporter, and then continued: "I am more concerned about the game between the Celtics and the 76ers now, and the playoffs will start tomorrow, so for us, it is time to consider the opponents we may meet in the semifinals." ”

When Meng Xu's words fell, the scene of the entire press conference was suddenly silent, many reporters were looking at Meng Xu with their mouths open, looking at Meng Xu with a surprised face, and then a burst of whispers broke out on the spot, Meng Xu's words were very clear, I have never put the Knicks in my eyes, although the playoffs have not yet started, but we are already thinking about the second round of the game, and the Knicks are destined to be swept by us. Although before the press conference, all the media reporters on the scene hoped that Meng Xu and Larry Bird would be able to scold James Dowland, so that the war of words between the two was enough to attract a lot of attention. But Meng Xu's current wild words, and this response to James Dolan's provocation in the air, has greatly surprised the reporters on the spot, we are already thinking about the next round, Meng Xu's words can definitely become the front page headlines of tomorrow's sports section.

"Larry, is this what Meng personally meant, or do you all think so?" When the reporter of the Los Angeles Times was stunned, the reporter of the New York Times immediately rushed to ask questions, but he did not continue to ask Meng Xu, but directly pointed the finger at the head coach of the Pacers, Larry Bird.

"yes, I think so, the Knicks are too weak this season and we're going to get through to the semifinals easily, and we've been watching the Celtics and 76ers for the past few days, looking for ways to deal with them in the semifinals. Hopefully, this summer, Mr. Dolan will be able to strengthen the squad so that he can cause us a little bit of trouble next season. Larry Bird stared at the New York Times reporter with a smile on his face, but Larry Bird's seemingly warm smile made the New York Times reporter want to shiver.

Larry Bird is already in his heart at the moment, and he has scolded Meng Xu countless times, before the game starts, this bastard will put on the satellite and brag about it, which is definitely a taboo in the series, and this bastard has not discussed and communicated with himself before at all, and he is so passive. Although Larry Bird also wants to keep a low profile and save a wave of character for the Pacers, Larry Bird, who is used to being a "BI criminal", doesn't know what low-key is at all, so when Larry Bird answered a question from a reporter from the New York Times, he was even more underweight than Meng Xu.

After Larry Bird gave a similar answer to Meng Xu, not to mention the reporters on the scene, even the battle-hardened Mike Budenholzer, with an incomprehensible expression on his face at the moment, looked at Larry Bird and Meng Xu beside him, these two guys, one is more crazy than the other, but people also have crazy capital, in the four meetings in the regular season this season, the Knicks were swept by the Pacers, so although James Dowland issued a black eight declaration, most of the insiders watched it as a joke. It's just that I didn't expect Larry Bird and Meng Xu's responses to be so direct, and before the series started, they directly issued a sweeping declaration.

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